2016 - A year like no other

Every year, most of us make New Year resolutions.  But how many of us really succeed at them? Do we really try or are they just little goals because we feel like we have to have something to accomplish during the year?

For 2016, I made two resolutions... To make the most of my year and to be happy. This isn't as easy as one would think at 35 years old. You fall into a pattern of the everyday life. You get up, go to work, come home and repeat for 5 days. Your days off are filled with cleaning and having to make sure that things are ready to go for the next 5 days that you are going to be heading off to work. And sometimes no matter how much you love and enjoy your job, doing the same thing get tiresome!

Soooo. Here are the things that hope to accomplish this year to help me with my resolutions

2016 Goals

1.       Finish 2015 scrapbook

2.       Clean and organize garage

3.       Join 2 online dating sites

4.       Face 2 fears

5.       Clean out house – closets, cabinets ,ECT

6.       Go walking at nature center once a week

7.       Got to the gym twice a week

8.       Do something special for myself once a month

9.       Do all 4 Wilton Cake decorating Classes

10.   Do a family fun night once a month

11.   Write a travel blog every month for a year

12.   Start writing short stories

13.   Join a church of community choir

14.   Start going back to church

15.   Volunteer somewhere once a month

16.   Have special days/ nights out with Daddy 

17.   Take a crafting class for something new

18.   Go to a baseball game with papa

19.   Learn to play a new musical instrument

20.   Learn to speak fluent Italian

21.   Take fun summer class at OTC

22.   Join a book club

23.   Visit 5 towns in Missouri I have never visited

24.   Try something new every month

25.   Start booking more travel

26.   Do something fun with friends once a month

27.   Rent a boat and have a lake day with parents

28.   Donate a full Thanksgiving dinner to a needy family

29.   Drive around the state taking photos of the fall leaves

30.   Take Christmas gifts to nursing home

31.   Take Christmas gifts to hospital for Children on Christmas

32.   Adopt a family for Christmas

33.   Go to Crystal Bridges Museum

34.   Take mommy to Lola’s

35.   Visit friends in NC

36.   Audition for the Voice or America’s Got Talent

 

I know that this is a lot, but there is a reason that all of these things are on here. it might be to nurture a relationship, learn to love myself more, let go of the everyday and most of all make memories not only for me but with the ones that I love the most.

 

So this year instead of making a goal to do just one thing, think outside of the box at all the opportunities.

 

Until next time!